Timothy Joseph Harrington

Catholic bishop (1918–1997)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Timothy Joseph Harrington
Bishop of Worcester titular bishop of Rusuca
Church	Roman Catholic
See	Diocese of Worcester
Appointed	September 1, 1983
Installed	October 13, 1983
Term ended	October 27, 1994
Predecessor	Bernard Joseph Flanagan
Successor	Daniel Patrick Reilly
Orders
Ordination	January 19, 1946 by Thomas Michael O'Leary
Consecration	July 2, 1968 by Bernard Joseph Flanagan, John Joseph Wright, and Christopher Joseph Weldon
Personal details
Born	December 19, 1918 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 23, 1997(1997-03-23) (aged 78) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester
Education	College of the Holy Cross (BA) Grand Séminaire de Montréal Boston College (MSW)
Motto	To serve, not to be served

Styles of Timothy Joseph Harrington

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Timothy Joseph Harrington (December 19, 1918 – March 23, 1997) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester in Massachusetts from 1983 to 1994. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1968 to 1983.

Biography

Early life

Timothy Harrington was born on December 19, 1918, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1941.^[1] Harrington studied at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, before returning to Boston, where he earned a Master of Social Work degree from Boston College.^[1]

Priesthood

Harrington was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts by Bishop Thomas O'Leary on January 19, 1946.^[2] He then served as a curate at St. Bernard's Parish in Worcester until 1951. That year, Harrington became chaplain at Nazareth Home for Boys in Leicester, Massachusetts and began work with Catholic Charities.^[1] He served as director of the House of Our Lady of the Way (1957–1960) and director of Catholic Charities (1960–1968). Harrington was named a papal chamberlain by Pope John XXIII in 1960.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Worcester

On April 2, 1968, Harrington was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Worcester and titular bishop of Rusuca by Pope Paul VI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on July 2, 1968, from Bishop Bernard Flanagan, with Bishops John Wright and Christopher Weldon serving as co-consecrators.^[2] Harrington became chief financial officer of the diocese in 1968, and was named chancellor in 1975.^[1]

Harrington was appointed as the third bishop of Worcester by Pope John Paul II on September 1, 1983.^[2] His installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Worcester on October 13, 1983.^[2]

Retirement

Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Harrington submitted his letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester to John Paul II in December 1993. The pope accept his resignation was accepted on October 27, 1994, and named Bishop Daniel Reilly as his successor.^[2]

Timothy Harrington died on March 23, 1997, in Worcester at age 78.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Pring, Jason (1997-03-24). "BISHOP TIMOTHY J. HARRINGTON, 78 - LED WORCESTER DIOCESE FOR 11 YEARS". The Boston Globe.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bishop Timothy Joseph Harrington". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bernard Joseph Flanagan	Bishop of Worcester 1983—1994	Succeeded by Daniel Patrick Reilly

Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester

Ordinaries

Bishops: John Joseph Wright; Bernard Joseph Flanagan; Timothy Joseph Harrington; Daniel Patrick Reilly; Robert Joseph McManus

Auxiliary bishops: Timothy Joseph Harrington; George Edward Rueger

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Saint Paul

Basilica: St. Joseph Basilica

Education

High schools: Holy Name Central Catholic High School; Notre Dame Academy; Notre Dame Preparatory School; St. Bernard's High School; St. John's High School; St. Mary's Central Catholic High School; Saint Peter-Marian High School